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Be aware of your surroundings 3133 5
Started by Ray Hall
Just heard from an adjuster who has been in Tenn for 2 months. Last week an adjuster was shot to death in a motel/hotel parking lot when he fought for his lap top computer. No name or vendor known. The murder was in Jackson, Tenn&160; ** Tim Johnson posted the adjuster survived and he was working for Natiowide. Bad injury.
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by Ray Hall 04/10/2008 6:53 PM |
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9 Replies and 3333 Views
Most common problems between homeowner and contractor? 3333 9
Started by Byrd Dog
Howdy all.
I have been googling for hours and I found this forum.
I am a skilled carpenter and I love my line of work.&160; I have years of experience and some management/foreman experience on both the residential and commercial side. I have had my own remodeling/handyman service for a while and&160; I am trying to break into the restoration industry. I blew an interview as a project manager with one of the leading restoration contractors here in east tennesse because of 1 question:
What ...
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by butch sanders04/09/2008 8:58 PM |
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Attention Xactimate Users 8389 21
Started by claimhelper
Hello to all of you hard working people I am a seasoned adjuster taking a hiatus to raise my beautiful children. I would like to provide a service to all of you out there staring at a 'pile' of files. I am proficient in Xactimate and am working on setting up a system to be able to 'write up ' your files for you for a fee (TBD). I have 13 years experience traveling working CATS across the nation. My husband and I worked as a team on wind/hail, hurricane, large loss etc... we have worked for all ...
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by katadj04/08/2008 10:20 PM |
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17 Replies and 3705 Views
My gift to Insurance Companies 3705 17
Started by Bobabooey
I found a way for you to save millions of dollars a year.&160; This grand idea will also save a lot of grief for your insd's and will ultimately lead to more profits.&160; My grand idea&160;&160; Fire all of your file reviewers.&160;&160; Let your IA's do their job.&160;
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by Tim_Johnson03/30/2008 6:27 PM |
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6 Replies and 3071 Views
Dickie pleads guilty 3071 6
Started by katadj
Read this for all the info::::
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http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gj5zcFSID7VUJylsD7FGrhsp_obgD8VDBKMG0
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by HuskerCat03/30/2008 10:31 AM |
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6 Replies and 2375 Views
How do i change my password? 2375 6
Started by Doug
I used to be a pretty active contributor until the format change some time ago --- now i keep having to request my password and it is a pain to remember.&160;&160; Would like to plug in an easier to remember P'word if possible
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by HuskerCat03/27/2008 9:54 PM |
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4 Replies and 3175 Views
Katrina Inequities? 3175 4
Started by katadj
Naw, no way, cant happen here.
If you believe that then pigs can fly.
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Just read the article attached and see how our elected officials are destroying&160; a culture
http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/national/2008/03/16/Katrina.Bayou.Folk/
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by BobH03/18/2008 10:01 PM |
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8 Replies and 2392 Views
A Loss that is not covered under the HO or the Flood policy. 2392 8
Started by Ray Hall
I am sure all you flat landers have seen this. The streets are 22 inches lower than the top of the slab (Houston). The streets are designed to flood during down pours and drain into the storm drains that drain into the ship channel that drain into Galveston Bay etc.
When the subdivision is layed out the rear lot line slopes to the street with a swale between the houses. After about 15 to 20 years the vegatation is grown up and the water running from the rear to the front of the house gets into ...
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by Ray Hall03/09/2008 4:54 PM |
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4 Replies and 2398 Views
Valdez in the news again 2398 4
Started by Linda
It will be interesting to watch as the Supreme Court hears agruments on whether to assess Exxon with punitive damages as some 30,000 Alaskans are hoping.&160; The original fine of $5B was cut in half to $2.5B with about&160;2 billion in interest.&160; There is over a billion of that in attorney fees and I have to wonder how much the damaged individuals will eventually have in their hand.
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by johnpostava02/28/2008 4:21 PM |
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24 Replies and 4405 Views
FMV of a religous article 4405 24
Started by Leland
I'm guessing that most are familiar with the idea that&160;Actual Cash Value of a used&160;item can sometimes&160;be determined by checking what an item sells for on&160;Ebay&160;.
from an HO policy: '....'actual cash value means the market value of property in a used condition equal to that of the destryed property, if reasonably available on the used market.'
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Lets say the insured belongs to a particular religion that uses a special device, which is sold to the members. The Churc...
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by BobH02/24/2008 1:40 PM |
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9 Replies and 3872 Views
The Business of Adjusting May Be Changing 3872 9
Started by johnpostava
This was sent into me by one of our users, Mike Carli, RPA, of All Seasons Adjusting.&160; It is a little lengthy but worth the read if you are going to be in this business for another 5-10 years.
By: Vanessa Mariga
How the expansion of national adjusting firms, acquisitions, private equity capital, 'big box' shopping and flat-fee adjusting have all combined to form a growing ball that is Canada's increasingly concentrated claims adjusting industry.
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The adjusting community is not...
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by Ray Hall02/23/2008 11:20 AM |
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24 Replies and 9654 Views
Stress and Mental Health of Adjusters 9654 24
Started by dorothys
Does anyone know of mental health services needed by or provided to claims adjusters suffering from stress related symptoms after a severe cat I am completing my grad degree, and this is the topic for my reserach paper. I am also an adjuster who has been there and done that.
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by Crosz02/23/2008 1:31 AM |
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10 Replies and 2987 Views
Will a Recession hurt claims handlers? 2987 10
Started by cowboy26995
With all the talk of an economic slowdown on the horizon and the dreaded r word being used more often how will this affect claims handling. For those of you employed by either IA firms or carriers presently, do you see your workloads increasing or decreasing if a recession hits. It could be good for IA firms as carriers downsize their claims departments. It could be a boon as claims volumes increase due to economic difficulties. What do you folks see happening
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by sbeau401402/18/2008 9:42 AM |
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30 Replies and 7436 Views
Union? 7436 30
Started by steph9176
I noticed someone mentioned forming a union for adjusters in another thread. How many of you think this would help the Cat profession
Honestly I don't see this flying with the insurance companies. I'm sure they will try to crush it. It will only drive costs up for them. I can see where it would help get more professionalism into the industry but I can also seeing it turn into a monster.
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by keithb122202/17/2008 8:40 PM |
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6 Replies and 3007 Views
Our Goverment at work 3007 6
Started by cantonking
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.(AP) Some of the thousands of trailers sitting unused since they were purchased by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in 2005 for Gulf Coast hurricane victims may finally be put to use _ to help victims of last week's tornadoes, officials said Tuesday.
Some members of Congress have accused FEMA of playing down the danger of possible formaldehyde contamination in the trailers _ more than 6,300 of them stored at the Hope airport _ but an agency spokesman said Tuesday that th...
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by okclarryd02/16/2008 3:06 PM |
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22 Replies and 4668 Views
feelings of attachment 4668 22
Started by Leland
After a big storm happens you roll up on the loss and discover a destroyed garage. It doesn't appear to be attached to the dwelling. The dwelling coverage is $300,000 so the garage is covered for only $30,000.00 based on your initial assesment.
The insured walks up and explains that the garage actually was attached.
The night before the storm he was talking to the neighbor, who is the contractor who remodeled the garage. The contractor told him with all the custom stereo equipment, built in pl...
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by okclarryd02/16/2008 3:00 PM |
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4 Replies and 3640 Views
Lloyds Changing their claims philosophy 3640 4
Started by cowboy26995
Someone is seeing that change is due.
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Lloyd’s launches claims change program
By Stuart Collins
Feb. 04, 2008
LONDON—Lloyd’s of London is to push ahead with plans to improve the market’s claims handling performance, following the completion of its strategic claims review.
The “claims change program” is to deliver on the recommendations of the review, the results of which will not be made public, a spokesman for Lloyd’s said. The Lloyd’s Market Association, the body that represent...
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by BobH02/16/2008 11:09 AM |
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22 Replies and 5128 Views
Tree house 5128 22
Started by Leland
The policy covers trees up to $500 ea. if destroyed by fire.
The insured has other structure coverage with a limit of $10,000.00. The insured has a tree house which is bolted and nailed into a 40' tree. The tree house and tree are destroyed in a fire.
The carrier agrees that the tree house is 'other structure'. The insured agrees that the treehouse would cost $2800 to rebuild, not counting the tree.
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a) pay for the treehouse and only $500 for the tree
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by Leland02/11/2008 8:41 PM |
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30 Replies and 7036 Views
CAt Adjusters Under Scrutiny Again 7036 30
Started by cowboy26995
The GAO urged Congress to empower the agency to examine both wind and water claims data related to hurricane damages. It also said state regulators need to strengthen licensing and training requirements for insurance adjusters
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These comments taken from an article published today in the Washington Post bring to the forefront the issue of throwing warm bodies at claims. When will the carriers realize that paying experienced qualified personnel well will enable them to regain some credibil...
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by cowboy2699502/06/2008 10:03 AM |
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11 Replies and 3289 Views
Soda Blasting 3289 11
Started by liljon
Hi all, I have a fire loss I picked up in midstream and have a very, how can you, say not sincere contractor involved. I have a question as to whether they soda blasted the attic framing. Is there any way anyone knows to do a test to see if it was done. Is there a chemical resiude that is left&160; and if I wipe another type of chemical&160;can I&160; get a response Hope to pick the best minds for this. Thanks in advance for your help!! john
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by liljon02/05/2008 6:28 PM |